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[wakeboardtom]

Hi there. I have got VIBE QB6x9s and 2 x 12" Infinity kappa subs in a custom boot build. I currently have a rubbish amp (shark audio or something lol) and a budget JBL powering the subs. I think you will agree that apart from the amps this is a potentially good system which should easily send some bass through the car (enough to make ur hair twitch etc ) But at the moment the amps are overpowered and i dont feel asif the system is reaching half of what its capable.

So what i want is an amp to power both subs and 6x9s. My budget is stretchable to £200. i know that there is a few of you out there who are very knowledgable about all this stuff (bassboy etc ) So your help and recommendations would be appreciated!!!

Cheers! Tom

[Jonezy]

[url]http/:dvbcaraudio.com[/url]

searhc for the selection of tocic amps, i use the tx 400 gor my 6x9s and the tx 600 for ma sub , all good kit and sounds great, good quality and both my amps were less than £145 inc postage, distribution block and the fuses

[wakeboardtom]

Any one else?

Come on theres plenty of you ICE boffins out there (BassBoy Ahem!) lol

[bassboy]

ello there mate...do apologise for not replying sooner...lost my internet connection at home so am unable to log on apart from while im at work....

with a budget of around £200...i would say go for this:

2 amps...one for mids and one for subs

JBL 601.1 http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/produc ... /2955.html

and a JBL 75.4 http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/produc ... /2911.html

bridge the 75.4 to run the 6x9s - 280wrms x 2

and run the subs in parallel to give the 601.1 a 2 ohm load and 600wrms

will be JUST over your £200 budget but will sound the best...also with the 75.4 you can always amp another set of speakers and run everything at 4ohms giving 100wrms x 4

bassboy

[wakeboardtom]

Thanks mate that was the perfect reply. You sure know what your talking about when it comes to this stuff! I think ill be going for what you said looks like very good value for money! Thanks again mate!

[bassboy]

no worries mate...when u order just state its off fiestaturbo.com

bassboy

[wakeboardtom]

ok will do, may i ask why?

[bassboy]

ok will do, may i ask why?

i work for them one it keeps a good record of my selling and secondly i can sort your order out personally and thirdly sometimes they sort something out

bassboy

[wakeboardtom]

Another good answer

Hopefully will do it not this weekend but next weekend.

Cheers

Tom

[Zilch]

will be JUST over your £200 budget but will sound the best...also with the 75.4 you can always amp another set of speakers and run everything at 4ohms giving 100wrms x 4

bassboy

just out of interest, surlly running two speakers (assuming they can handle it at 284rms, will be better than 4 speakers at 100rms?

the amp is outputting more power, which in turn means more sound..

or does having four speakers give a better cleaner noise?

cheers

[bassboy]

Another good answer

Hopefully will do it not this weekend but next weekend.

Cheers

Tom

lol no worries...give me a PM when your ready to order and ill let the mail order team to forward your call to me

bassboy

[wakeboardtom]

Ok Cheers, ill have a look on my amp when i go on my lunch and ill tell you what amp is currently running my subs. Hopefully you will tell me that its crap and that its gonna sound alot better with the new one? lol ill find out in a bit....

[bassboy]

will be JUST over your £200 budget but will sound the best...also with the 75.4 you can always amp another set of speakers and run everything at 4ohms giving 100wrms x 4

bassboy

just out of interest, surlly running two speakers (assuming they can handle it at 284rms, will be better than 4 speakers at 100rms?

the amp is outputting more power, which in turn means more sound..

or does having four speakers give a better cleaner noise?

cheers

4 speakers dont necessarily mean cleaner noise...4 speakers at 100wrms is more cone area...but dont mean they will play louder...they can help with imaging and positioning the speakers correctly making the illusion that they are playing louder...however, they are playing more direct to the driver/passenger...

i believe in less is more...you can get VERY VERY clear and loud using one pair of speakers...its just using the right equipment in the first place...if using lesser specc'd eqipment then you will need more of it to sound as good as a pair of something designed to do their job LOUD...if you get what i mean?

in my own vehicle, im bordering 6000wrms on bass and my front mids are designed for 200wrms...but im feeding them with 460wrms of clean power

i always recommend overpowering a speaker and giving it a clean signal rather than strangling an amp and sending a clipped signal to the driver and burning it out

bassboy

[bassboy]

Ok Cheers, ill have a look on my amp when i go on my lunch and ill tell you what amp is currently running my subs. Hopefully you will tell me that its crap and that its gonna sound alot better with the new one? lol ill find out in a bit....

kool...just post up when your ready

bassboy

[wakeboardtom]

okay just been out to have a look - its a JBL DR4002

Would this justify the poor performance from my subs?

[bassboy]

okay just been out to have a look - its a JBL DR4002

Would this justify the poor performance from my subs?

yes mate...from what i remember that amp is only 50wx2

your going to be speechless with the increase in volume and quality with what i recommended earlier

bassboy

[wakeboardtom]

Yeah i thought so Cant wait to get them new amps hooked up now!

Thanks

[bassboy]

Yeah i thought so Cant wait to get them new amps hooked up now!

Thanks

LOL know how you feel mate...i was the same when it came to me installing my setup in my car....now i cant wait for the engine LOL

bassboy

[wakeboardtom]

Yeah im planning a 2 ltr engine in mine too, just the money so im not bothering to get excited about that yet! Whats going on with ur engine?

[bassboy]

Yeah im planning a 2 ltr engine in mine too, just the money so im not bothering to get excited about that yet! Whats going on with [ERRR] engine?

its a full on zetec turbo conversion with LOADS of custom parts...have a look here

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/forums/zetec ... -vt143398/

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/forums/300-h ... 1-vt95464/

bassboy

[bassboy]

what power u hoping for

bassboy

[wakeboardtom]

wow mate that is a mint escort! I want an escort rs turbo next! that engine conversion is gonna be awsome! Fair Play! Good Luck with it all anyway. when u hoping its gonna be done?

[wakeboardtom]

wow mate that is a mint escort! I want an escort rs turbo next! that engine conversion is gonna be awsome! Fair Play! Good Luck with it all anyway. when u hoping its gonna be done?

[bassboy]

wow mate that is a mint escort! I want an escort rs turbo next! that engine conversion is gonna be awsome! Fair Play! Good Luck with it all anyway. when u hoping its gonna be done?

dyno within the next 2 weeks...gearbox is going to take 4 weeks to be modified to my spec...hopefully early/mid jan it will be ready...the only thing i need to sort out is an exhaust which will take about a further week...so hopefully driving it in late jan/early feb with new engine!

then live mapping in the car for the final tweeks and time to set some times

bassboy

[wakeboardtom]

wow! That is gonna be amazing! How much you estimate its all costing you? whatever it costs it will be well worth it! gonna be rapid!

[bassboy]

wow! That is gonna be amazing! How much you estimate its all costing you? whatever it costs it will be well worth it! gonna be rapid!

probably about 6k which i dont think is too bad...the engine build has been covered by Fast Ford Magazine and will be published once the engine has been dynod with some results

300hp is easy with a ZT...its when you go above that the costs go right out the window!

Im not too sure if i should strip mine out (the 15's, amps, batteries etc) and then cage it up or keep the bass in there as well as the speed...but that means too much weight over the rear wheels then again for everyday driving i dont mind....i think LOL

bassboy

[wakeboardtom]

Iff i was you i would keep the ICE. It may handle better without and be quicker but i think the extra handling/performance would be worth the sacrifice of what sounds like a fantastic sound system. Keep it in and youve got an all round show car well worthy of a feature in the mags! All your time and money will be rewarded! what kind of 0-60 time you hoping of?

Tom

[bassboy]

Iff i was you i would keep the ICE. It may handle better without and be quicker but i think the extra handling/performance would be worth the sacrifice of what sounds like a fantastic sound system. Keep it in and youve got an all round show car well worthy of a feature in the mags! All your time and money will be rewarded! what kind of 0-60 time you hoping of?

Tom

looking around the low 5's...0-100 in about 8-9 and quarters in 13's...all stripped out of course...may even take the dash out for certain race days LOL

its not really built as a race car...its just a nice powerful everyday car that i take to uni and back! and tease the odd Ferrari and Porsche here and there most my races are from a rolling start so in gear acceleration is important for me

what you hoping from yours?

bassboy

[wakeboardtom]

Well its recently been in and out of the garage for various little but expensive things which has drained most of my money and eaten away my 2ltr fund

My plans are to get a 2 ltr mondeo in it, keep it running standardish 135 bhp for a year or two whilst i save for either the same as what youve done to your 2ltr OR i want to buy a Escort Rs turbo like yours.

Just seems at the moment im spending all my money on my car and nothing to show for it ( tax today insurance drive shafts and other stuff)

Disheartening to say the least! lol

Low 5s? WOW i would LOVE to have a car capable of that but id rather have that performance in a Escort like yours or a fez. Sleeper

What area you form?

[bassboy]

Once i reveal the power figure and get some times down, hopefully they will be better than what i hope for

we have another open day next year some time - about april time by the looks of things, the car will be on show again....come down and check it out if you hang about till after the show...ill take you out for a spin

bassboy

[wakeboardtom]

Definetely! Id love that. Where bouts is it?

[bassboy]

Definetely! Id love that. Where bouts is it?

west london...about 10mins from heathrow airport....5mins if that from M4

bassboy

[wakeboardtom]

Will be a long drive down but it will be worth it, defo up for it! Give me a reminder closer to the time mate!

[bassboy]

Will be a long drive down but it will be worth it, defo up for it! Give me a reminder closer to the time mate!

no probs

bassboy

[Zilch]

4 speakers dont necessarily mean cleaner noise...4 speakers at 100wrms is more cone area...but dont mean they will play louder...they can help with imaging and positioning the speakers correctly making the illusion that they are playing louder...however, they are playing more direct to the driver/passenger...

i believe in less is more...you can get VERY VERY clear and loud using one pair of speakers...its just using the right equipment in the first place...if using lesser specc'd eqipment then you will need more of it to sound as good as a pair of something designed to do their job LOUD...if you get what i mean?

in my own vehicle, im bordering 6000wrms on bass and my front mids are designed for 200wrms...but im feeding them with 460wrms of clean power

i always recommend overpowering a speaker and giving it a clean signal rather than strangling an amp and sending a clipped signal to the driver and burning it out

bassboy

ok that all makes sence, but are you saying you cant blow a speaker by sending it to much power from a decent amp? (and what about subs?)

deffinatly explains why my components dont sound particually great running of my h/u, gives me great hope when my amps arrive..